foothills

noun

plural of foothill
as in highlands

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  1. highlands
  2. knolls
  3. mountains
  4. uplands
  5. altitudes
  6. elevations
  7. knobs
  8. eminences
Noun
  • Popular expat retirement venues include the capital, Panama City; Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.
    — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But critics point out a growing gap in living standards between coastal areas and communities in the Andean highlands.
    — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
  • All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of knolls
Noun
  • Bannister’s wife, Gigi, told TMZ that the actor died peacefully at their home in the San Bernardino County mountains early Sunday.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mountaineering accidents are common in northern Pakistan, home to some of the world’s highest mountains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
Definition of uplands
Noun
  • Currently, scientists don't have a precise understanding of the chemical reactions that occur between the pollutants and the atmospheric gases at high altitudes.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The lightweight carbon-fiber blades allow engineers to adjust airflow quickly during free-flight testing and simulate flight at higher altitudes.
    — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of altitudes
Noun
  • Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, with as much as 25 inches of rain possible at higher elevations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The hurricane center predicted 8 to 12 inches of total rainfall across Maui and the lower elevations of the Big Island, and 4 to 6 inches across the island chain.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevations
Noun
  • Even the most outdated cabinets can be given a makeover by replacing the cabinet hardware—think swapping out those white enamel knobs for bars with a matte black finish, for example.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There are seven temperature knobs spread across the front of the grill, one for each main burner and one for the rear burner.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
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